Overview

The Big Questions

Nearly four decades ago, the US Rockefeller Commission on the Humanities described the humanities this way in its report “The Humanities in American Life”:

Through the humanities we reflect on the fundamental question: What does it mean to be human? The humanities offer clues but never a complete answer. They reveal how people have tried to make moral, spiritual, and intellectual sense of a world in which irrationality, despair, loneliness, and death are as conspicuous as birth, friendship, hope, and reason.

Similarly, philosophy is concerned with such fundamental issues as:

What is truth?

How should we live?

Why should we obey the law?

As the degree we offer is in Humanities–Philosophy rather than simply Philosophy, students take a broader range of courses in the humanities.

This is especially beneficial because philosophy has so many connections with other subjects. The faculty of the Humanities - Philosophy program at the Florida Institute of Technology has special expertise in the philosophy of science, making the program a natural fit for Florida Tech’s overall focus. In addition, students are encouraged to take courses in psychology and the other sciences as well.

Career Outlook

According to the American Philosophical Association (APA), people who studied philosophy can be found in all careers and fields:

A philosophy major or minor is a typical start to a law career.

Philosophy students routinely outperform nearly all other majors on the LSAT, GRE, and GMAT.

Philosophy students have among the highest lifetime and mid-career earnings of all humanities fields.

Career Options

People who study Humanities–Philosophy have gone on to great success as:

tech leaders

entrepreneurs

journalists

professors

politicians

clergy

Supreme Court justices

award-winning writers

actors

comedians

filmmakers

activists

and even presidents of the United States.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Logic

Survey of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy

Survey of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy

Bioethics

History of Science and Technology: Ancient and Medieval

Psychology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, United States

Disciplines

Philosophy General Studies Liberal Arts View 570 other Bachelors in General Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed Common Application or Florida Tech Application
Transcript(s) from your high school, or secondary school, with courses and grades posted at least through your junior year.

Standardized test results (SAT or ACT)

The following materials are highly recommended, but not required:

Personal essay
Letter of recommendation from a teacher, mentor or coach

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43220 USD / year

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Out-of-State

43220 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

43220 USD / year

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Living costs

Melbourne

United States

1030 - 1585 USD / month

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Overview

The Big Questions

Career Outlook

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Melbourne

Funding

Scholarships Information

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